A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for Friday, March 9, 2007

The following were taken from real resumes and cover letters. 1. I demand a salary commiserate with my extensive experience. 2. I have lurnt Word Perfect 6.0 computor and spreadsheet progroms. 3. Received a plague for Salesperson of the Year. 4. Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave. 5. Wholly responsible for two (2) failed financial institutions. 6. Failed bar exam with relatively high grades. 7. Its best for employers that I not work with people. 8. Lets meet, so you can ooh and aah over... Sign in to see full entry.

I recently was invited to join Shelfari, which is essentially a virtual "bookshelf." You build your shelf based upon books you own or have read, and then disucss them with other members, get recommendations, etc. It's an interesting concept, but superfluous, in my opinion. But still, its a cute idea. Sign in to see full entry.